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You own hundreds of domains and run side projects. How do these fit into your main work?

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Co-founder & CTO, HubSpot at HubSpot

Niche: SaaS, Marketing, AI, Technology

Revenue: $1M+/month

Location: USA

Started: 2015 or

Side projects are my way to explore ideas with low stakes. A domain is a cheap option on a possible future. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes a project like Wordle clone money pops up and makes real revenue. More importantly, each project sharpens my instincts and keeps me close to the actual act of building.

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